Would you get sprayed in the face by pepper spray? Doesn’t sound too appealing, right? Wayne Perry apparently begs to differ. As a self-defense instructor who travels the country and demonstrates police pepper spray, he discovered the healing power of peppers. Later, he went on to create Sinus Buster, the company that bases all their products around capsaicin, a pepper extract.

Sinus Buster ’s world-famous product is the original Sinus Buster Nasal Spray, but they’ve branched out to make several other products, including other sprays and a face wash called Capsiderm.

Capsiderm is made from African Black soap and 11 exotic herbals (all natural), as well as hot pepper extract. Sounds painful, right? Actually, it fights acne, cleans pores, and tightens and conditions skin. The first time I used it, my roommate came into our room and commented on just how great it smelled. That, and it had basically cleared her sinuses. I have to agree, the smell is spicy, but not in an acidic way; it’s surprisingly refreshing.

The product is for normal to oily skin types (mine falls in this spectrum) and promises to fight acne. Since using this product, my skin has been much healthier-looking. After two weeks of use, the little bit of acne that I had seems to have cleared up, as well.

Sinus Buster is also made with capsaicin pepper extracts, which caused the claims that with only a few sprays, your congestion, headache, allergies, or sinus pressure will decrease or even disappear. I even tried this product while I had a pretty harsh cold and although it did burn a little for a few seconds, it was invigorating enough to really wake me up. Within about five minutes, it felt as if I hardly had a cold at all. My stuffed nose was completely gone!

Both products work really well. It seems all the claims they make are accurate and I recommend giving their stuff a try.

Final grades:
Capsiderm wash: A
Sinus Buster: B+

Prices:
Capsiderm: $29.99
Sinus Buster Nasal Spray: $15.99

Get the hot stuff at: www.sinusbuster.com